Of course, sweets should taste good, but it is also important to have a pretty appearance, isn't it? Colorful, uniquely shaped, and pleasing to the eye are wonderful. It makes sense that sweets make people happy.

But there is one sweet in Nagoya that may not be too cute. There is one such product in Nagoya. It is called "Nagoya Cochin Chick Pudding Piyorin. Oh no...even the name is cute... Here is the curious appearance of Piyorin! Here you go!


Oh, she's so cute and fluffy!

...I was so distraught. Those adorable eyes and fluffy body. It may look like a mascot, but it is a genuine pudding. The pudding is made from Nagoya Cochin eggs and wrapped in a vanilla mousse, with sponge crumbs sprinkled on the surface.

The fluffy piyorin are all handmade. It is difficult to keep them for a long time, so they must be eaten on the same day. Since they are handmade, each one has a different face. Let's find your favorite Piyorin...oh, so cute.


In just over a year since its birth in July 2011, Piyorin has become a very popular Nagoya souvenir, winning the "Aichi's Hometown Food Contest, Best Food" and "2011 Central Contest for Superior Foods, New Product Development Category, Food Industry Bureau Director-General's Award, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. In September 2012, the number of the type sold exceeded 150,000 units! So cute!

It can be purchased at Café Jean Cyanne and Café Jean Cyanne Léger in Nagoya Station. It's a souvenir you definitely want to buy when you take the Shinkansen! But I guess I'll have a hard time deciding where to start eating...